Venezuela Gets Rich Sending Oil Tankers to U.S. Even After Sham Election
August 21, 2024
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The Venezuelan newspaper
Tal Cual
reported
on Sunday that the United States received 12 shipments of crude oil and asphalt from Venezuela after the July 28 sham presidential election, which socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro claims he “won” and the United States does not recognize as legitimate.
Tal Cual
reported
that, according to data it reviewed from maritime transport monitoring websites, the 12 ships departed from Venezuelan ports after the sham election. The tankers carried cargo belonging to California-based Chevron and the Spanish company Repsol — two of the companies that the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has issued licenses to that allow them to resume oil production in Venezuela and sell Venezuelan oil in the U.S. and other markets.